--- title: "The Wood Foundation Africa — charity SC040580 | CharityCompare" description: "The Wood Foundation Africa (charity SC040580): income £4.7m (2025). Check registration, activities, accounts and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-wood-foundation-africa retrieved: 2026-10-11T09:23:05.662Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC040580Company (the charity is registered with Companies House) WF # The Wood Foundation Africa Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data The Wood Foundation Africa is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of citizenship or community development. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.thewoodfoundation.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC040580) Work at The Wood Foundation Africa? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-wood-foundation-africa&type=claim&name=The%20Wood%20Foundation%20Africa) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Wood Foundation Africa? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £4,748,920 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £4,801,996 Registered charity number SC040580 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Company (the charity is registered with Companies House) Register contact address detail (not service area) Aberdeenshire Website [www.thewoodfoundation.org.uk](http://www.thewoodfoundation.org.uk/) Quick answer The Wood Foundation Africa (number SC040580) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does The Wood Foundation Africa do? TWFA's activities are focused on three main areas of (i) continued ownership and/or management of factories originally acquired by The Wood Foundation and partners from Government of Rwanda. (ii) implementation of a series of large-scale and long-term smallholder tea development projects in Rwanda and Tanzania each supporting large numbers of smallholder farmers to plant between 2500 and 4000 hectares of tea on their own land. and (iii) direct investment in smallholder-supplied businesses in rural Africa where it can add value to those farmers. Future returns from those investments will be us… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Wood Foundation Africa Answers The Wood Foundation Africa gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Where does The Wood Foundation Africa's money come from? The Wood Foundation Africa reported £847k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £477k (56%), investments £369k (44%). - Trading and fundraising events£477k · 56% - Investments£369k · 44% ### Registration details Registered as a charity 12 June 2009 Where it says it operates Aberdeenshire ## What causes is The Wood Foundation Africa registered for? the prevention or relief of povertythe advancement of citizenship or community development ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Wood Foundation Africa yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Wood Foundation Africa. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Wood Foundation Africa? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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[Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-wood-foundation-africa&type=claim&name=The%20Wood%20Foundation%20Africa) [Visit charity website](http://www.thewoodfoundation.org.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is The Wood Foundation Africa a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists The Wood Foundation Africa as a registered charity (number SC040580) with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is The Wood Foundation Africa's charity number? The Wood Foundation Africa's charity number is SC040580. Check that number on the OSCR register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number SC040580? Search SC040580 on the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Wood Foundation Africa do? TWFA's activities are focused on three main areas of (i) continued ownership and/or management of factories originally acquired by The Wood Foundation and partners from Government of Rwanda. (ii) implementation of a series of large-scale and long-term smallholder tea development projects in Rwanda and Tanzania each supporting large numbers of smallholder farmers to plant between 2500 and 4000 hectares of tea on their own land. and (iii) direct investment in smallholder-supplied businesses in rural Africa where it can add value to those farmers. Future returns from those investments will be us… Does The Wood Foundation Africa have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Wood Foundation Africa. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The Wood Foundation Africa? The Wood Foundation Africa's website listed in our register data is http://www.thewoodfoundation.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. Where does The Wood Foundation Africa's money come from? The Wood Foundation Africa reported £847k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £477k (56%), investments £369k (44%). When was The Wood Foundation Africa registered as a charity? The Wood Foundation Africa was entered on the register on 12 June 2009. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC040580).